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I-Team: Judge Rejects Argument in Child Welfare Case http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8454880&nav=menu102_2 A federal lawsuit facing Clark County's child welfare system will not become a class action. Monday, a judge rejected the argument that all children in the county's care were...

Foster care alternatives sought BY LAURA KELLAMS Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008 http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/228183/ It’s long been the state’s goal to more quickly find permanent homes for children who otherwise would languish in foster care.

FLDS couple granted an order to keep state away Custody battles for other children in raid to continue By ELIZABETH ALLEN San Antonio Express-news http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/5828409.html A couple from a polygamist West Texas sect won a small victory Monday, even as their...

Foster mother will be charged in Fayette County boy's drowning http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/fayette/s_571906.html Criminal charges will be filed against a foster mother who was caring for a 2-year-old Washington Township boy who drowned after wandering away from a church...

Richard Wexler Taking away too many children weakens system Posted: June 8, 2008 http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080608/OPINION12/806080347/1002/OPINION It is tempting to look at the tragic deaths of TaJanay Bailey, and Destiny Linden as opposites. After all, Tajanay died...

BATTERED TWICE?: VICTIMS OFFER CRITIQUE OF COURTS http://www.citylimits.org/content/articles/viewarticle.cfm?article_id=3567&content_type=1&media_type=4 A compilation of the experiences of 75 survivors of domestic violence shows that many feel Family Court adds to their families' problems. By...

Kids Living With Relatives Have Fewer Problems Than Those in Foster Homes http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/cdev/616122.html MONDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children removed from their homes due to mistreatment have fewer behavioral problems if they're placed with...

Paddock tells of own pain Johnston mom denies intent to kill adopted boy http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1102523.html Mandy Locke, Staff Writer SMITHFIELD - Lynn Paddock testified Monday that she knew the pain of a beating with a PVC pipe. That she felt the shame of skin that turned...

Schooling Issue a Complication for Foster Care By Linda Jacobson Article Tools http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/06/11/41fosterkids.h27.html Policymakers from Congress to the state and local levels are sharpening their focus on the educational needs of children in foster care, a...

POLYGAMIST SECT CHILDREN Kids left mark on caretakers Polite youngsters were playful, did chores and disliked cartoons By RICHARD STEWART Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/5828446.html LIVERPOOL — The children from a West Texas polygamist...

Stepgrandmother convicted of abuse http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004468022_dige10m.html A Pierce County woman accused in a highly publicized case of child abuse was convicted Friday of three counts of assaulting her stepgrandson. Authorities said the woman, Loni Venegas, beat...

NYC couple charged with assault in boy's horrific death; child welfare agency under scrutiny By KAREN MATTHEWS , Associated Press http://www.startribune.com/nation/19673084.html?location_refer=Homepage NEW YORK - Two people have been charged with beating a 3-year-old boy who died in their care...

Public overwhelmingly wanted FLDS children back with parents http://www.sltrib.com/Polygamy/ci_9537072 Thousands of pages of documents also show problems Texas officials had housing 450 kids By Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune

SPIRITUAL LIFE: A modern-day Inquisition in Texas http://www.patriotledger.com/lifestyle/x142954252/SPIRITUAL-LIFE-A-modern-day-Inquisition-in-Texas By SUZETTE MARTINEZ STANDRING For The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 10, 2008 @ 10:25 AM It took two months, but roughly 430 children are finally...

State’s child welfare system stops short of accreditation Would you send your child to a physician who chose not to be certified by an appropriate licensing board? http://www.theolympian.com/columnists/story/470293.html By Sharon Osborne | For The Olympian • Published June 07, 2008 We at...

FLDS couple notches another court victory By Brian West Deseret News Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:06 a.m. MDT http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700233634,00.html An FLDS couple won another temporary court victory Monday. But their quest to gain full legal custody of their children...

Polygamist sect to sue government officials over raid By BILL HANNA Star-Telegram staff writer http://www.star-telegram.com/275/story/693313.html The attorney for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints said Tuesday that the polygamist sect intends to sue state and...

Whose Children Are They, Anyway? By: Gregory A. Hession, J.D. June 23, 2008 http://www.thenewamerican.com/node/8344 How does a state child protective services agency even begin to take nearly 500 children from families living in a peaceful religious

CPS worker charged with assault BY JACOB JONES Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:09 AM PDT http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/06/11/local_news/09news.txt The Daily World A longtime Child Protective Services coordinator was charged Monday in Aberdeen Municipal Court for allegedly assaulting...

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